Russians dominate en route to two-man bobsled gold

Bobsled: men’s two-man finals

Gold

The two-man competition was as close to a blowout as you can have in bobsled. The Russians posted the fastest times in all four heats. Their overall time was 3:45.39, which was 0.66 seconds faster than the silver medalists. Pilot Alexander Zubkov originally retired in 2010, but came back to earn the gold medal for his country on its home track.

Silver

Switzerland won the silver medal with a time of 3:46.05. It marks pilot Beat Hefti’s fourth-career Olympic medal, but his first silver to pair with the three bronzes he already owns.

Bronze

The Americans earned their first Olympic medal in two-man since 1952, with their time of 3:46.27. Pilot Steve Holcomb led the USA to a bronze finish that was just 0.03 seconds faster than the fourth-place finishers.

Holcomb's reaction: "Man, thank God. There was a lot of pressure on me there."